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Construction and Operation of a Scaled-up Microbial Fuel Cell

BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2013)

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BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 317-320

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KOREAN CHEMICAL SOC

DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.1.317

Keywords

Microbial fuel cell; Scale-up; COD removal; Coulombic efficiency; Long-term operation

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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Korea government [2012-0004944]

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